Ukraine: Sense Bank to operate as usual

Sense Bank, used to be owned by Russian oligarchs, is now controlled by Ukraine and will operate as usual. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his video address. “Today, the procedure regarding one of the systemic banks, which belonged to Russian oligarchs, ended. Now, it has public management. The rights…

Poland: banks to tighten lending criteria

Polish banks look set to tighten the lending criteria for all types of loans in the second quarter, according to a central bank survey of the heads of banks’ loan committees. The biggest tightening could hit consumer loans due to an expected deterioration in economic conditions, and an increase in the share of non-performing loans…